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The Burden's Weight

The Burden’s Weight

October 8, 2018 by Alice Nelson 18 Comments

Filed Under: Horror, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, Horror, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

The Scarlet Letter Re-Imagined

The Scarlet Letter: Re-Imagined

September 10, 2018 by Alice Nelson 6 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Mystery Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Charm and Insecurity

Charm and Insecurity

August 14, 2018 by Alice Nelson 18 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Life Lines

Life Lines

July 16, 2018 by Alice Nelson 29 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, writing

Conference Room Number 3

Conference Room Number 3

June 26, 2018 by Alice Nelson 22 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Magical Realism Tagged With: death, Drama, fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Humor, Short Fiction, short story, writing

The Collection Agency

The Collection Agency

May 21, 2018 by Alice Nelson 12 Comments

Filed Under: Existential Tagged With: courage, death, Drama, fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story

The Right Hand Man

The Right Hand Man

April 27, 2018 by Alice Nelson 16 Comments

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Humor, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller, writing

The Last Ride

The Last Ride

March 29, 2018 by Alice Nelson 8 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, writing

Henry and Vincent

Henry and Vincent

March 1, 2018 by Alice Nelson 11 Comments

Filed Under: Hot, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, short story

Fire and Rain

Fire and Rain

February 1, 2018 by Alice Nelson 6 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Flash, Flash Fiction Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash Fictio, Friendship, short stories

Give the Devil His Due

Give the Devil His Due

December 7, 2017 by Alice Nelson 18 Comments

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

My Olive

My Olive

November 15, 2017 by Alice Nelson 14 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, life, Short Fiction, short story, Teenage Story

Better Than Therapy

Better Than Therapy

October 14, 2017 by Alice Nelson 2 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, writing

Invisible

Invisible

September 28, 2017 by Alice Nelson 16 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Magical Realism Tagged With: Drama, fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense

The Rise Part 2: The Outlier

The Rise Part 2: The Outlier

August 18, 2017 by Alice Nelson 4 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Magical Realism, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, science fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, writing

The Rise

The Rise

July 20, 2017 by Alice Nelson 9 Comments

Filed Under: Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fantasy, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Hello. This Is Siri

Hello. This is Siri

May 26, 2017 by Alice Nelson 8 Comments

Filed Under: Magical Realism, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense

Photomic

Photomic

April 27, 2017 by Alice Nelson 10 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Mystery Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Humor, mystery, Short Fiction, short story, Super Natural

The Deplorables

The Deplorables

April 6, 2017 by Alice Nelson 14 Comments

Filed Under: Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Roasted Dates

Roasted Dates

March 9, 2017 by Alice Nelson 16 Comments

Filed Under: Drama, Thriller/Suspense Tagged With: amwriting, Drama, fiction, Flash fiction, Short Fiction, short story, suspense, Thriller

Blood Moon

Blood Moon

February 9, 2017 by Alice Nelson 12 Comments

Filed Under: Drama Tagged With: Drama, fiction, Humor, Short Fiction, short story

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 12

June 28, 2016 by Ann Stanley 1 Comment

Filed Under: Experimental, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adventure, Drama, fiction, science fiction, Space, technology

Reading and Fighting

June 17, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Flash, Flash Fiction, Humor, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction, fighting, reading

The Time Traveler's Scheme

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 11

June 14, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Adventure, Drama, fiction, science fiction, Space, time-travel

The Amazing Danny Fortune

May 23, 2016 by David Cook 4 Comments

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: fiction, Humor, magic, writing

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 7

May 17, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Drama, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Adventure, fiction, science fiction, Space, The time traveler's scheme

The Unmerciful Servant

May 13, 2016 by Frances Howard-Snyder Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Horror, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction, short story

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 6

May 10, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction, science fiction, Space, technology, The time traveler's scheme

A killer sales tactic

April 29, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Humor, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction, Humor, writing

The Time Traveler’s Scheme: Chapter 5

April 26, 2016 by Ann Stanley Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Adventure, Ann Stanley, fiction, science fiction, Space

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